I will start this review with the things I liked about "I, Frankenstein". Some of the action sequences were a bit thrilling, the cinematography wasn't bad, and Bill Nighy was predictably wonderful. However, the script was lacking in almost every way, and this is apparent from the beginning. Stuart Beattie and Kevin Grevioux try to cram centuries worth of mythology into a few minutes up front, and clumsily try to let it unravel for the next eighty. Their dialogue is ultimately stale and silly, making it almost impossible for anyone to listen to. The acting wasn't awful, but at no point (except for Nighy) did I think that the cast went beyond middling to okay. I couldn't even hear a word like "gargoyle" (a pretty cool word) from their mouths without thinking of how stupid it sounded. Frankenstein's monster deserved a much better film than this.
Grade: D
3D: Definitely not worth it.
Easter Egg: Shockingly, no.
Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Miranda Otto
Director: Stuart Beattie
Writer(s): Stuart Beattie - Story: Beattie and Kevin Grevioux (also Comic)
RT: 93 min
Rating: PG-13 for sequences of intense fantasy action and violence throughout
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